How many people are playing Orebits right now?

Orebits has 5 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 11 and an all-time peak of 221 on 11 Sep 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of Orebits?

221 concurrent players on 11 Sep 2026.

When was Orebits released on Steam?

Orebits was released on Steam on 10 Sep 2026.

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Major update23 Sep 2026UPDATE 1.1 // XENO TECHMining Operators! Since launch, we've been reading your reviews and feedback, and one thing came through loud and clear: the later parts of Orebits needed more meaningful progression, more variation and more things to work towards. We agree and since we want Orebits to be a great game, we've spent the time since launch working on exactly that. Update 1.1 // Xeno Tech adds a whole new layer of a…

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14 Sep 2026, 14:40 UTC	Game update	Orebits Update 1.06 // Progression, QoL & Fixes Hey everyone! Our first Orebits update is here! We've spent the first few days after launch going through your bug reports, reviews and feedback. This update fixes some of the most noticeable issues, adds a few quality of life improvements and we've polished some extra things along the way. Thank you all for your valuable feedback. We've also heard you on long term progression . Some of you fee…	—
10 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC	Steam news	Orebits is OUT NOW! After almost 20 months of development, Orebits is finally available on Steam! Orebits is an atmospheric active incremental game about working as a lone asteroid miner for a greedy corporation at the edge of known space. Smash alien asteroids with bouncing Mining Tools, build powerful synergies in a roguelite Upgrade Tree and venture deeper into the unknown as you uncover strange artifacts and t…	—
24 Aug 2026, 08:08 UTC	Announcement	Ready to Mine? Orebits Launches September 10! It's official: Orebits launches on Steam on September 10, 2026 at 12:00 UTC! After 18 months of development on Fridays, we're finally ready to send you into the asteroid belt. In Orebits, you work as a lone asteroid miner for a greedy corporation at the edge of known space. Deploy powerful Mining Tools, shatter alien asteroids, build clever synergies in your roguelite Upgrade Tree and uncover t…	—
13 Jun 2026, 19:38 UTC	Community	Major Demo Update Now Live \| See You at Steam Next Fest Hello Operators, We're excited to announce that Orebits will be participating in Steam Next Fest! Since launching our first public demo, we've received a lot of valuable feedback from players. We've been reading your comments, watching your gameplay and discussing your suggestions. Over the past weeks we've focused on improving the experience from the very first asteroid all the way to the end…	—
14 May 2026, 07:49 UTC	Steam news	The Orebits Demo just launched! The Orebits Demo just launched! We are so excited and proud to announce that the Orebits Demo is now available for you to play. Let the asteroid mining begin! We (Bob and Maarten) have been chipping away at Orebits every Friday for the past 18 months! So releasing the demo is a big milestone for us. Share your thoughts Since the playtest we have added lots of improvements and bugfixes. If you s…	—
10 Aug 2025, 11:05 UTC	Community	🚀 First Showcase! Orebits at Courage Cologne during DevCom 2025 Our first ever showcase is here! 🎉 On August 19th , we’ll be at Courage Cologne during DevCom 2025 in Köln, Germany . This will be the very first time Orebits is shown publicly. We couldn’t be more excited to share it with you! We’re bringing a fresh demo build for the event, and the flyers, shirts and stand decorations are coming in! Here’s a peek: This showcase and 'real' physical stuff make…	—
10 Aug 2025, 11:04 UTC	Community	Orebits has a Steam page! What a nice milestone :) Orebits is live on Steam! Adding a storepage for Orebits is a big milestone to check off our (big) to do list! It takes a lot of work to build a nice Steam page: research, copywriting, capsules, screenshots, trailer, gifs, feature lists, and much more. But we have made it! We hope that you enjoy our Steam page and please let us know if you have any suggestions to improve it. And of course: a wi…	—

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14 Sep 2026, 14:40 UTC

Game update

Orebits Update 1.06 // Progression, QoL & Fixes

Hey everyone! Our first Orebits update is here! We've spent the first few days after launch going through your bug reports, reviews and feedback. This update fixes some of the most noticeable issues, adds a few quality of life improvements and we've polished some extra things along the way. Thank you all for your valuable feedback. We've also heard you on long term progression . Some of you fee…

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10 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC

Steam news

Orebits is OUT NOW!

After almost 20 months of development, Orebits is finally available on Steam! Orebits is an atmospheric active incremental game about working as a lone asteroid miner for a greedy corporation at the edge of known space. Smash alien asteroids with bouncing Mining Tools, build powerful synergies in a roguelite Upgrade Tree and venture deeper into the unknown as you uncover strange artifacts and t…

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24 Aug 2026, 08:08 UTC

Announcement

Ready to Mine? Orebits Launches September 10!

It's official: Orebits launches on Steam on September 10, 2026 at 12:00 UTC! After 18 months of development on Fridays, we're finally ready to send you into the asteroid belt. In Orebits, you work as a lone asteroid miner for a greedy corporation at the edge of known space. Deploy powerful Mining Tools, shatter alien asteroids, build clever synergies in your roguelite Upgrade Tree and uncover t…

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13 Jun 2026, 19:38 UTC

Community

Major Demo Update Now Live | See You at Steam Next Fest

Hello Operators, We're excited to announce that Orebits will be participating in Steam Next Fest! Since launching our first public demo, we've received a lot of valuable feedback from players. We've been reading your comments, watching your gameplay and discussing your suggestions. Over the past weeks we've focused on improving the experience from the very first asteroid all the way to the end…

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14 May 2026, 07:49 UTC

Steam news

The Orebits Demo just launched!

The Orebits Demo just launched! We are so excited and proud to announce that the Orebits Demo is now available for you to play. Let the asteroid mining begin! We (Bob and Maarten) have been chipping away at Orebits every Friday for the past 18 months! So releasing the demo is a big milestone for us. Share your thoughts Since the playtest we have added lots of improvements and bugfixes. If you s…

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10 Aug 2025, 11:05 UTC

Community

🚀 First Showcase! Orebits at Courage Cologne during DevCom 2025

Our first ever showcase is here! 🎉 On August 19th , we’ll be at Courage Cologne during DevCom 2025 in Köln, Germany . This will be the very first time Orebits is shown publicly. We couldn’t be more excited to share it with you! We’re bringing a fresh demo build for the event, and the flyers, shirts and stand decorations are coming in! Here’s a peek: This showcase and 'real' physical stuff make…

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10 Aug 2025, 11:04 UTC

Community

Orebits has a Steam page! What a nice milestone :)

Orebits is live on Steam! Adding a storepage for Orebits is a big milestone to check off our (big) to do list! It takes a lot of work to build a nice Steam page: research, copywriting, capsules, screenshots, trailer, gifs, feature lists, and much more. But we have made it! We hope that you enjoy our Steam page and please let us know if you have any suggestions to improve it. And of course: a wi…

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